Covid-19 3d printable mask approved – only for MJF printers, files available

The Czech Republic has certified a 3D printed anti-covid-19 mask, as a half-mask with FFP3 safety level to EN 140:1999 when using exchangeable external filters. Designed at the Czech Technical University in Prague, by its Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU), the part is called ‘CIIRC RP95-3D’ and has to be printed on a ...

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Huawei hits back at US

Huawei’s chairman Eric Xu warned the US government against its anti-Huawei measures when he presented the company’s annual report earlier today. “The Chinese government will not just stand by and watch Huawei be slaughtered on the chopping board,” said Xu, “why wouldn’t the Chinese government ban the use of 5G chips or 5G chip-powered base ...

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Melexis launches hall-effect sensor IC for electric power-assisted steering

Melexis has launched the MLX91377 hall-effect sensor IC, designed for use in automotive applications such as electric power-assisted steering. With an operating temperature between -40℃  and 160℃, the firm says the device combines high linearity with excellent thermal stability, including low offset and sensitivity drift. It’s been developed as a safety element out of context ...

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Three 200Vdc models added to TDK programmable DC PSU series

TDK has announced the introduction of three 0 – 200V, 19” wide, rack-mount, programmable DC power supplies. These additions to the firm’s Genesys+ series are available with output power levels of 5kW, 10kW and 15kW. The 200V models are designed for testing solar panels, semiconductor fabrication, battery charging, DC motor control, heaters and process control ...

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Renesas MCUs for motor inverter control

Renesas has launched the RX13T Group of 32-bit MCUs to enable inverter control of compact motors such as fans or pumps in consumer and industrial applications that previously controlled motor operation through on-off switching. This includes factory equipment where energy efficiency is a priority such as water discharge, supply pumps, or cooling fans for data ...

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Samsung to give up LCD production

Samsung will end LCD production by the end of the year to concentrate on producing quantum dot displays. Over-production and falling demand have driven the decision. LG has already announced it will also be stopping LCD production this year. “We will supply ordered LCDs to our customers by the end of this year,” says Samsung. Samsung ...

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MagnaChip divests foundry business

MagnaChip Semiconductor of Korea has sold its foundry business to a financial consortium for $435 million turning  itself into a pure-play standard products company. $344 million will be paid in cash and applied to reducing MagnaChip’s debt and strengthening its balance sheet. The purchasing company, SPC, is owned by a project fund of which Alchemist ...

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Effects of coronavirus on electronics market segments in Q1

TrendForce has looked at the major markets in the electronics industry and come up with an assessment of how the coronavirus will affect them in Q1. Semiconductors Most clients of the global IC design companies placed orders ahead of time, with some of the orders having been fulfilled and shipped already. As such, IC design ...

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Delayed standards setting will slow 5G deployment

The progress of the 5G standards-setting programme is to be delayed which will affect the pace of the infrastructure roll-out. The responsible body – 3GPP — says it will  delay work on Stage 3 of Release 16 and that Release 17 would also be delayed. Consequently Stage 3 will not be set as a standard ...

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